Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 25:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 25:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 25:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse is like asking God to watch over you and keep you safe because you trust Him. It's like telling God that you believe in Him and don’t want to feel embarrassed or scared.

Psalms 25:20: O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse states that trusting in man leads to being cursed, contrasting with Psalms 25:20's plea for God to keep the soul and trust not to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

It warns that trusting in one's own heart is foolish, which contrasts with the trust in God expressed in Psalms 25:20.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

Advises not to rely on humans, hinting at a contrast to trusting in divine help as sought in Psalms 25:20.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Contradiction with Psalms 146:3

Advises against putting trust in princes and mortal men, which emphasizes reliance on God, compatible with Psalms 25:20.

Psalms 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]
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